Chapter 57

The doctor leaves. Everyone walks to the room to pray. After praying Manisha, Pritem, and Arjun are shocked to see Mitesh and Anurag praying.

Manisha: you never prayed before.

Anurag: well people come into your life that changes you (remembering Priya praying before Manisha parents' anniversary).

Mitesh: and right now pray that is all that can help us.

Jyoti: (runs into the room where everyone is praying) Priya!

Everyone turns and looks at Jyoti.

Jyoti: (catching her breath) Priya regain conscious.

Everyone runs to the room. Manisha goes and sits next to Priya. Jyoti and Naina stand next to Manisha. While Anurag, Arjun, Pritem, and Mitesh stand at the edge of the bed.

Manisha: (combing through her hair) How are you feeling?

Priya: (speaking in a weak voice, joking) Fine except for the hole in my body.

Pritem: (about to cry) I'm sorry.

Priya: (weak) naa it's not your fault. But let me tell you something what people say about nature, it being good and all. Naa it has an evil side to it my friend.

Mitesh turns around about to storm out of the room.

Priya: (weak) Mitesh (Mitesh stops) It's not because of you.

Mitesh: (turning around) how do you know?

Priya: I don't but I know it was because of you I am here, alive, in the hospital. Both me and Pritem are here alive because of you. Mitesh you know I love you and if I have to face getting stabbed 50 times because its in my destiny because I am with you then I would never leave your side.

Mitesh goes and hugs Priya. Anurag comes a bit little closer to Priya.

Anurag: Priya

Priya: yes Anurag

Anurag: Priya you're parents called. I told them you were here but

Priya: but what Anurag!

Anurag: your nanni.

Priya: (jumping up) My Nanni (Anurag doesn't say anything)

Manisha: (pushing Priya to lay down) Priya calm down.

Priya: (moving Manisha hands) Anurag what about my Nanni.

Anurag: Priya (tears began to come out of his eyes) I'm sorry.

Priya: (scared) No you're lying. (turning to Manisha) tell me he is lying. (to Anurag) you're lying.

Anurag: Priya I'm sorry this morning your Nanni had a serious heart attack and when they got to the hospital, they pronounced her dead.

Priya: (covering her ears) No you're lying. I cant believe you are lying to me.

Anurag: (sits next to Priya pulling her hands off her ears) she died this morning.

Priya: (hitting Anurag) No she cant you're lying (Priya slowly starts to faint.)

Anurag: (lying Priya down) Priya? Priya? (yelling) Doctor?

Arjun runs out the room to get the doctor. Doctor comes in and sends everyone out.

Anurag goes out and punches the wall.

Manisha: (places her hand on his shoulder) Calm down, she will be all right.

Anurag along with everyone stays quiet. The doctor comes out.

Doctor: She is asleep, her blood pressure is low but other then that she will be fine. The bacteria in her blood is lowering.

Everyone goes home except for Mitesh. Priya parents arrive the next morning. Priya parents sit on the bed next to Priya. While everyone surrounds them.

Anil: How are you feeling?

Priya: ok

Kiran: (places her hand on Priya head) Priya

Priya: (beginning to cry) why mom why?

Kiran: (crying as well) Priya don't cry she had to go it was just the matter of time.

Priya continues to hug her mom and continues to cry. Priya is discharged from the hospital after a couple of days. Everyone is gathered at Priya's house.

Priya: where is papa?

Kiran: he is getting the ticket then going to come back home and start packing.

Manisha: Tickets? Packing? For what?

Kiran: we decided that we will go back to London.

Everyone is shocked. Priya begins to look down at her fingers.

Manisha: what? No!

Kiran: beta your uncle business has been completed and we didn't come with the idea of settling in India. Priya has already finished college and they is no reason to stay. We would love to stay but we already have a life they we cant just leave.

Manisha: no this is not fair. (mad) Priya, why didn't you tell us.

Priya: I didn't know how to tell you.

Manisha: (mad) didn't know how to tell us.

Arjun: (places his hand on her shoulder) when are you leaving.

Priya: (under her breath) Day after tomorrow

Everyone: Day after tomorrow.

Jyoti: are you serious?

Pritem: 1 day isn't enough.

Naina: you cant go, everything is finally getting better.

Mitesh: you just got discharged from the hospital and you're leaving already.

Manisha: this isn't fair, Priya, you should of told us before.

Anurag: (sad but doesn't show it) We'll miss you.

Priya: I'll miss you guys too. But I'm sorry I cant do anything and over that I want to go back home.

Manisha: (jumping off the bed) What? You want to go back.

Priya: (about to cry) Manisha.

Manisha: Don't Manisha me. If you want to go back then go, see if I care. (she walks out of the room)

Priya: (yelling behind her) Manisha! Manisha! (Manisha already left) look guys I don't want to leave you. I love it here. But going to London is where I want to be after Nanni passed away. All her memories are there and I don't want to separate from that place.

Mitesh: (sitting next to her running his hand thru her hair) Don't worry we understand and don't worry I'll explain to Manisha (Mitesh gets up and walks out to Manisha).

Kiran: ok beta finish your packing. I am going to go and finish mine.

Anurag: aunty if you don't mind can I ask you for something?

Kiran: sure beta anything

Anurag: since you are going to go day after tomorrow, can we stay here for these two days?

Kiran: sure beta this house is your as well as our. You could come and go as you please.